"The driver, who remains hospitalized, was arrested on suspicion of second degree murder, according to a statement from the CHP. The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Steven Zapata, a resident of El Monte. Zapata is accused of driving a stolen Hyundai sports utility vehicle and colliding with a police cruiser that was being driven by 28-year-old Alec Sanders, an officer with the Alhambra Police Department. Sanders did not survive his injuries."
"CHP officials said the crash occurred around 3 a.m. Thursday at Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive. CHP officers responding to the crash came upon the damaged silver Hyundai sports utility vehicle in a business parking lot, northwest of the intersection. They also found a damaged patrol vehicle in the westbound lanes of Valley Boulevard, west of Edgewood Drive. A preliminary investigation by CHP's Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team determined that Zapata was traveling north on Edgewood Drive at an unknown speed."
California Highway Patrol arrested a 27-year-old El Monte resident, Steven Zapata, on suspicion of second-degree murder after a high-speed incident. Zapata is accused of driving a stolen Hyundai SUV and colliding with an Alhambra police cruiser driven by 28-year-old officer Alec Sanders, who died from his injuries. The crash occurred about 3 a.m. at Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive. Responding CHP officers found the damaged Hyundai in a business parking lot and a patrol vehicle in the westbound lanes. A CHP Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team determined Zapata was traveling north on Edgewood while Sanders was in pursuit.
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